Peers for ProgressAAFPPlease join Peers for Progress and National Council of La Raza for a webinar with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). During this interactive webinar, Ms. Contreras will discuss:

How the new Marketplace will work;

The role of the Certified Application Counselor (CAC) organizations to assist individuals
with enrollment; and

Are you using your EHR meaningfully?SynovimIn this free one-hour webinar on Sept. 17 at 12:15 p.m. Donna Garwood, BSN, RN, will review the 2013 Stage 1 measures and how they will change in 2014. This webinar is relevant for providers just starting MU, not sure if they are meeting the measures required for 2013 or curious how MU relates to their practice.

Health insurance marketplaces are comingAAFPAs part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), enrollment in Health Insurance Marketplaces is scheduled to begin on Oct. 1, with coverage beginning as soon as Jan. 1.
Health Insurance Marketplaces are one-stop shops for consumers to research, compare, and purchase comprehensive health insurance plans, but currently, less than 25 percent of Americans are aware that marketplaces exist.
Get informed on Health Insurance Marketplaces with resources from the AAFP to help answer your patient' questions.

This live activity, Kansas PCMH Initiative: 2013 Summit: Flip the Switch to PCMH, with a beginning date of Nov. 1, 2013, has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 10.50 Prescribed credits by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

You should have received or will be receiving a full registration brochure.

2013 Saint Luke's Neuroscience Institute SymposiumUniversity of Missouri-Kansas City School of MedicineThis conference will focus on new approaches for the diagnosis and treatment of common and "not so common" neurological disorders. It is intended for primary care physicians, family physicians, neurosurgeons, neurologists, neurointensivists, psychiatrists, nurses, case managers/social workers and other healthcare professionals.

ObamaCare will make us smarter healthcare consumersForbesObamaCare* has been described as "the most sweeping power grab in modern American history" (more). Obviously it expands the government's role in healthcare, especially by requiring everyone to have health insurance or pay a penalty, and it will bring up to 21 million people onto the government-paid Medicaid roles.